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what i'm into :: may 2015.

I seem to be getting into an every-other-month “What I’m Into” update, which is fine by me, given LIFE and LOVE and all that glorious stuff. We’ve settled, for the most part, into life on the other side of the bay, and we’re getting to know our neighbors and the neighborhood. We seek to lean into each other as we continue to swim in a sea of change, but in all actuality, it’s pretty dreamy fit of a place for our little family. xo.

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First in pictures, here’s some of what we’ve found ourselves doing the past couple of months:

Going to the zoo with our friends (while the littles pose for what is sure to be their future cover album):

Getting hugs, inside and out, from family for Easter:

Living the actual, day-of Easter dream in our own living room:

Doing a bit of speaking, here and there:

Cheering on soccer studs (who’d rather mass-tackle the net):

And wearing Superman and Strawberry Shortcake capes for a date night gala supporting this organization:

Thanks to a rec from Micha, we consumed The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt last night; otherwise, I’m slowly making my way through 30 Rock. Because, it’s national All Things Tina Fey in my house and in my world.

And I’m writing…

Posts. Articles (some of which you’ll see in the next month or two). A new book proposal, set for full attention come July. So, if you want to read more, click here for eight ways blogging made me a better writer. Or, if you want to laugh, read about how Frodo has FOMO. Cry: check out my post on rewriting a picture of motherhood. Think differently: yesterday’s discussion on whether or not kids see color.

Finally, we’ve been leaning into life on the home front, with each other and with our neighbors:

In the front yard:

In the back yard:

And on our block:

As usual, I’m linking up with the lovely Leigh Kramer, who’s moving to my neck of the woods in less than a month …Yippee! Hooray! Huzzah! Bam! Pow! Yes!

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What about you? What have you read in the last month or two? Where have you gone, and what have you done? And mmm …what have you eaten? Do share!

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I cannot wait to hang out!!!! In other news: toddlers playing soccer is always adorable. Isn’t Some Girls so fascinating? I pretty much have the opposite life from the author but I really can’t wait to read her new book.

Exclamation point times three, indeed. And yes, Lauren’s life was fascinating and much the opposite of mine. Yet she also made it seem totally normal, which I loved (and therefore can’t wait to read the adoption memoir).

Visiting from Leigh’s link-up, and I have to say how much I love your book recommendations, especially for YA lit – I’m a sucker for well-written ones, and this post has increased my reading list by a few books. 🙂 I also read Go Tell It on the Mountain for a college lit class last semester and found it complex and fascinating. It was one of those books where I wasn’t sure that I enjoyed reading it, but I was glad I did once I had finished, if that makes sense.

I’m definitely in the same boat with Go Tell It on the Mountain – it’s a harsh read, but it also feels pretty essential. Otherwise, here’s to some awesome YA lit; speaking of which, I’m reading Stargirl right now and L O V E it. Have you read it?!